“Glow” by Sweet Pill

Sweet Pill have shared new single “Glow,” the second track to be released from their forthcoming album Still There’s A Glow, out March 13th via Hopeless Records. Sweet Pill’s U.S. and Canada headline tour in support of Still There’s A Glow will begin on release day in Pittsburgh, PA. The lengthy run also includes a hometown Philadelphia show on March 19th at Union Transfer, a March 20th show at Brooklyn, NY’s Warsaw, and an April 2nd show at Los Angeles, CA’s El Rey Theatre.
“”Glow” is about living my life with my eyes closed. Realizing I may be on the way to rock bottom, I kind of want to pretend it is not happening. We all know what this is called: D E N I A L,” explains singer Zayna Youssef. “I perceive through this hazy lens that is constantly fogged by a glow. To me, a glow is a shape with no contour lines–a limitless being that sucks you in as you stare. I am in a daydream-like state refusing to snap out of it. This impaired judgement that I wear sugarcoats and distracts me from the reality in front of me. Yet, maybe I want to keep my eyes closed for a little longer…”
The close-knit group–Youssef, guitarists Jayce Williams and Sean McCall, bassist Ryan Cullen, and drummer Chris Kearney–had been going virtually nonstop since the release of Where the Heart Is (Topshelf). They went on tour with La Dispute and The Wonder Years, embarked on their own headlining runs–organically growing a devoted fanbase with their passionate live show, The band earned co-signs from stars like Hayley Williams and Doja Cat, while continuing to tour nonstop worldwide and play festivals like Best Friends Forever, Riot Fest, and Outbreak.
Though they were writing all the while, the exhaustion of new expectations and such an intense touring regimen took its toll: when the time came for Sweet Pill to begin recording their next album, Youssef was blocked, still figuring out what and how she wanted to sing on nearly half the songs. The band decided to start fresh and step away from most of the demos they’d created, choosing to instead pause, look inward, and move on their own time in order to ease the pressure they had been heaping on themselves over the past three years. This is where Still There’s a Glow really begins. Gathering additional new material from her bandmates helped to unlock Youssef lyrically, and the entire undertaking marked a shift in Sweet Pill. it is their first release written fully as a group, and with the current line-up. Ushering in a new era of the band, they wanted to encapsulate the energy of their live show in the new recordings, and honed in on their individual parts with that in mind.
Sweet Pill 2026 tour dates
3/13/2026 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall
3/14/2026 – Cleveland, OH @ Roxy at Mahall’s
3/15/2026 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
3/17/2026 – Boston, MA @ Royale
3/19/2026 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
3/20/2026 – New York, NY @ Warsaw
3/21/2026 – Washington, DC @ Atlantis
3/23/2026 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell)
3/24/2026 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East
3/26/2026 – Dallas, TX @ Ferris Wheelers
3/27/2026 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)
3/28/2026 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
3/29/2026 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
3/31/2026 – Mesa, AZ @ Rosetta Room
4/2/2026 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
4/3/2026 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
4/4/2026 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s
4/6/2026 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
4/7/2026 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
4/9/2026 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
4/11/2026 – Denver, CO @ Marquis
4/13/2026 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
4/14/2026 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
4/15/2026 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
4/17/2026 – Columbus, OH @ King of Clubs
Pre-order Still There’s A Glow by Sweet Pill HERE
Latest Reviews
Tracks
Advertisement
Join the Northern Transmissions insiders list
Sign up for reviews, interviews, news, videos, playlists — and more.









